Opinion: Controlling a black workforce is what the NFL does best

The ruling is the latest example of how fearful the league is of players having a voice or thought that resonates beyond the playbook. The league forces players use their bodies and their famous faces to market products and services that make money for the game, from footwear to food and a host of other

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NFL's new national anthem policy: Players can skip song but must stand if on the field

NFL owners reached a consensus Wednesday on a policy regarding the national anthem, addressing the most controversial and divisive issues in recent memory. Under the new policy, players who do not choose to stand for the anthem before games will have the option of staying in the locker room. “It was

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NFL national anthem debate continues as owners fail to reach consensus

ATLANTA — NFL owners spent Tuesday afternoon debating what to do with the league’s national anthem policy during a special executive session that ended without a consensus on how to proceed. New York Giants owner John Mara said he believes a resolution is reachable before the league’s spring

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Penalties are not the answer for the NFL's kneeling during anthem issue

The NFL wants to find an easy answer to a difficult problem and some crazy ideas are apparently being thrown around when it comes to what do with kneeling during the national anthem. Here’s a bad idea: The NFL does this pretty often where they float an idea through their connections in the media.

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Marcus Peters ranked among James Jones' top 7 CBs in the NFL

After having Trumaine Johnson leading the secondary for the past six years, the Los Angeles Rams opted to move on and finally let him hit free agency. This came following two years of the franchise tag, neither of which resulted in Johnson reaching the Pro Bowl. The Rams replaced him with two stud cornerbacks

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Gabriel: NFL should allow underclassmen to participate in college All-Star games

When I started scouting full time in 1984, there were four All-Star games: The Blue-Gray Game, The Hula Bowl, The Japan Bowl and the Senior Bowl. All had strong rosters with a number of potential premium-round players, and often some players would play in as many as three of those games. Playing in those

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Josh Allen unfazed by Jalen Ramsey's comments, calls him one of the NFL's best CBs

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen knows he’ll have to develop ice veins to one day become a starter in the league, which is likely why he told TMZ Sports that he wasn’t bothered by Jalen Ramsey’s recent comments. In fact, Allen took the high road by calling Ramsey one of the best players

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How Will Hernandez's High School Coach Helped Guide Him To The NFL

William Froman, a one-time football coach at Chaparral High School in Paradise, Nevada, has a friendly warning for defensive linemen and linebackers who try to get past New York Giants rookie guard Will Hernandez. “He’s a stubborn competitor,” said Froman, who these days works for Coronado High School

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NFL: Eli Manning civil fraud settlement “not a Personal Conduct Policy issue”

As a civil fraud lawsuit against Giants quarterback Eli Manning was pending, the NFL consistently declined comment on whether the Personal Conduct Policy applied to the allegations or any of the evidence that had come to light. Now that the civil case has been resolved, the NFL has commented on the situation

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Just what the NFL needs: another rich, white owner who boasts about his testicles

David Tepper may have taken on Donald Trump publicly, but he doesn’t appear too different from the fraternity that already controls the league Thu 17 May 2018 04.00 EDT Last modified on Thu 17 May 2018 07.44 EDT Last winter, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson embarrassed the NFL. According

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